1.8000 years ago, Cishan and Peiligang cultures appeared in the Yellow River basin, and there were many symbols on the handmade ceramics unearthed in Peiligang. This symbol is a chaotic combination of our ancestors' communication function, note-taking function and pattern decoration function. Although these are not real Chinese characters, they are the embryonic forms of Chinese characters.
2. From seal script to simple cursive lines and regular script, it became the mainstream style in this period. The appearance of Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher, made the art of calligraphy shine brilliantly, and his artistic achievements were highly respected in the Tang Dynasty.
3. Calligraphers turn to the track of expressing personal feelings and interests with calligraphy. Song Sijia in the Northern Song Dynasty and Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty appeared.
4. The art of calligraphy in Ming Dynasty basically developed after learning calligraphy in Song and Yuan Dynasties. Nowadays, when people talk about calligraphy in Qing Dynasty, they all divide it into two periods, namely, "Tiexue" and "Mingxue", with the period of Jiaqing Daoguang as the staging point.